Changing concept of security:a design perspective
The decline of "penal welfarism" is significant along with the shift from the change occurring in rehabilitative to punitive ideals in criminal justice politics. The end of a system of…
Drones to end nightmare?
The week that ends tomorrow even by our standards was so hectic and, well, so insane it left one completely breathless. Each passing day and event underlined the work we…
Fallout of Syrian conflict
Is there some hope to be entertained that the tragedy in Syria will be brought to an end either by the efforts of the international community or by some miraculous…
The population debate
The controversy generated by a contraceptive advertisement run by various TV channels – and the subsequent decision to take it off-air – highlights how divided our society is on the…
Hubris as justice?
The Election Commission of Pakistan should not have abdicated responsibility. It should have definitively fixed a date for the presidential election, passed a reasoned order in response to the PML-N’s…
An ill-explained order
The boycott of the upcoming presidential election by several of the opposition political parties in the wake of the shifting of the presidential election forward by a week to July…
Clarity is still missing
The new government is in search of a counterterrorism policy. Meanwhile, militants that are evidently clear about their agendas and goals are busy expanding the range of their targets and…
National security strategy
National security is divided into state security and societal security. The former is based on territorial security, the latter centred on identity. Globalisation has led to vanishing frontiers and, thus,…
A ‘made-in-China’ solution?
Balochistan’s dormant conflict was triggered by the exploitative nature of the multi-billion mega projects introduced by Musharraf. The general signed off on the Gwadar Port project and gave away the…
An elitist Pakistan
The sufferings of Pakistani poor and less privileged classes will not end unless elitist structures are dismantled and the society is restructured on the principles of equity, fairness and justice…
